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7 months ago  ::  Dec 10, 2012 - 11:15AM #1
FreelanceEvilGenius
Date Joined: Sep 22, 2011
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I know that you can only generate mana that is a color of your commander but was wondering if there were any combos around this specifically thinking of using Sen Triplets as a commander and was trying to figure a way to cast red and green cards from my oppenents hands.   

Also any suggestions on good cards/combos to go with the Triplets would ne very much welcomed.
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 10, 2012 - 11:27AM #2
Perpetual
Date Joined: Oct 24, 2011
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Generally speaking, if you are casting your opponet's cards, you aren't really paying their casting cost. Things like Wrexial, the Risen Deep , Geth, Lord of the Vault , and Knowledge Pool come to mind.
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 10, 2012 - 11:38AM #3
malpheas
Date Joined: Dec 10, 2006
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Either Mycosynth Lattice or Celestial Dawn will let you do what you want.
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 10, 2012 - 12:27PM #4
FreelanceEvilGenius
Date Joined: Sep 22, 2011
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Thanks perfect cards.   Any advice on other cards that let me cast from my opponents hands or that just combo well with Sen Triplets.  Im still trying to decide on a general route to go with this deck.
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 11, 2012 - 11:19AM #5
niheloim
Date Joined: Feb 3, 2008
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A good house rule for triplets - stolen stuff produces original colors. If you manage to cast someones darksteel ingot it can tap for the original decks colors.
When playing Commander, before you add a card to your deck, you have to ask yourself:
"Is this card better than Rings ?"
If you play commander and don't have your deck[s] in the Decklist Compendium, maybe you should. Or if you're new or looking into the format, the compendium has some good advice for beginners as well as decklists.

3DH4LIF3

We should all have one of these playable from our sideboards
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 11, 2012 - 10:05PM #6
G1961EB0
Date Joined: Oct 23, 2012
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Dec 11, 2012 -- 11:19AM, niheloim wrote:

A good house rule for triplets - stolen stuff produces original colors. If you manage to cast someones darksteel ingot it can tap for the original decks colors.




Dec 10, 2012 -- 11:27AM, Perpetual wrote:

Generally speaking, if you are casting your opponet's cards, you aren't really paying their casting cost. Things like Wrexial, the Risen Deep , Geth, Lord of the Vault , and Knowledge Pool come to mind.




The house rule seems reasonable for the stolen goods producing original colors just means you would need to grab the artifacts that allow it,

As for the the Wrexial+ quote, those cards all either specifically state not paying the cost or in the case of geth paying a cost to take a card of the same cost, the triplets dont let you take for free...

there was another quote i wanted to grab but i guess i didnt, when it comes to Mycosynth Lattice and the like, they still dont get you what you need in EDH due to the only being able to produce colors of your commander rule. Sadly that puts your triplets in an awkward spot against R/G without the right artifacts stolen first *(If using the house rule mentioned above).

My general? It's always Kos
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 12, 2012 - 11:57AM #7
niheloim
Date Joined: Feb 3, 2008
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What? Mycosynth lattice fixes all of the triplets color issues.
When playing Commander, before you add a card to your deck, you have to ask yourself:
"Is this card better than Rings ?"
If you play commander and don't have your deck[s] in the Decklist Compendium, maybe you should. Or if you're new or looking into the format, the compendium has some good advice for beginners as well as decklists.

3DH4LIF3

We should all have one of these playable from our sideboards
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 12, 2012 - 12:00PM #8
SereneChaos
Date Joined: Apr 21, 2010
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Mycosynth Lattice works. You aren't attempting to add mana of the wrong color to your mana pool; you're adding W/U/B/colorless mana to your pool, and then spending it as though it were green or red.
Etiamnunc sto, etiamsi caelum ruat.
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7 months ago  ::  Dec 12, 2012 - 7:08PM #9
G1961EB0
Date Joined: Oct 23, 2012
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ah I was mistaken, yeah its letting you spend as any color that fixes the problem. I just glanced over it and assumed it was one of those mana converter artifacts sorry for confusion.
My general? It's always Kos
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